Koko Black x MODUS Choccy Stout is Perfect for Winter Hibernation

By Ben McKimm - News Published: 19 May 2021, Last Updated: 29 Aug 2021

Australian artisan chocolatier, Koko Black, has teamed up with award-winning homegrown brewer Modus Operandi to launch its first-ever beer. Dubbed the Koko Black x MODUS Choc Hazelnut Belgian Stout it just screams winter and we can’t think of a cheekier late-night beer snack!

Available online from Tuesday 18 May, the collaboration celebrates the best of both brands, offering a full-bodied, expertly-crafted Belgian stout (6.9% ABV) with a Koko Black twist. Utilising the ‘Nuts to Caramel Collection’, the limited-edition luxury beer features additions of hazelnut and heavenly Belgian couverture chocolate.

Koko Black x MODUS Choc Hazelnut Belgian Stout

Release date: Tuesday 18 May
ABV: 6.9%
Price: Four pack for $35.00

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Image: Koko Black

Koko Black is one of Australia’s most loved, home-grown chocolate brands, renowned for its carefully handcrafted products and delicious artisanal quality. To further immerse fans in the wonderful world of Koko Black chocolate, the brand is offering those in Melbourne the chance to get an early taste of the new brew. The partnership will mark the official launch of the 2021 Melbourne Good Beer Week, with a tasting at the MODUS Good Beer Week Hub and the Good Heavens Rooftop.

Enthusiastic beer lovers attending the Great Australian Beer Spectacular (GABS) in Melbourne from 21-23 May can also enjoy the unique opportunity to attend a chocolate beer pairing Masterclass with Koko Black’s Head Chocolatier and Product Innovator, Remco Brigou and Kirrily Waldhorn also known as the Beer Diva.

The Koko Black x MODUS Choc Hazelnut Belgian Stout will be available for tasting at the MODUS Good Beer Week Hub and the Good Heavens Rooftop, along with being sold across independent Victorian bottle shops as a four-pack for $35.00. The also offers a limited edition luxurious gift box for $99.00, available Australia wide via kokoblack.com featuring Koko Black’s Nuts to Caramel Collection (18pc), Roasted Toasted Hazelnuts (200g), Hazelnut Gianduja Bombs (150g) and four 375ml Koko Black x MODUS Choc Hazelnut Belgian Stouts.

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Ben McKimm

Ben lives in Sydney, Australia. He has a Bachelor's Degree (Media, Technology and the Law) from Macquarie University (2020). Outside of his studies, he has spent the last decade heavily involved in the automotive, technology and fashion world. Turning his passion and expertise into a Journalist position at Man of Many where he continues to write about everything that interests the modern man. Conducting car reviews on both the road and track, hands-on reviews of cutting-edge technology and employing a vast knowledge in the space of fashion and sneakers to his work. One day he hopes to own his own brand.

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